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Patent GB-189807751-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Lifts worked by Electricity, with Hydraulic Braking Apparatus.
Filed: 1898-03-31
Granted: 1899-02-04
Abstract: 7751. Soc. Guyenet et de Mocomble. Nov. 12, A.D. 1897, [date claimed under Sec. 103 of Patents &c. Act, A.D. 1883]. Lifts, electrically-actuated. Relates to electric lifts in which the descent of the cage under gravity is controlled hydraulically. The usual handing-rope operates a lever k pivoted at l<1> and connected by an arm m and link o to the starting- switch q. A parallel bar x with a rolling weight y is fitted below the lever k. When the lever is in the at-rest position shown by I, the weight is near the pivot l<1>, so that, when the handing-rope is acted upon sufficiently to lower the lever k below the horizontal position, the weight y rolls forwards and completes the motion to the position II, the time being regulated by a dash-pot t. When the lever is raised to the position III, it raises a valve s to allow the water to escape from the cylinder a, the ram of which is connected to the cage. The descent under gravity is thus controlled.
Patent GB-189807935-A (GB)
Title: An Improvment in or applicable to Soap Tablets.
Inventor: WOLF OTTO
Filed: 1898-04-02
Granted: 1898-05-20
Abstract: 7935. Wolf, O. April 2. Soaps.-Soap tablets are formed with recesses a of any suitable form into which the scraps of soap remaining from partly-used p i e c e s may be pressed.
Patent GB-189808200-A (GB)
Title: An Improved Rack Pulley.
Inventor: HODGES RICHARD HENRY
Filed: 1898-04-06
Granted: 1898-08-06
Abstract: 8200. Hodges, R. H. April 6. Window blinds.- The bearing of the endless-cord pulley is screwed into a hole in the rod B enlarged at the bottom F and working in a slotted case H. A spring bears on the enlargement F and against a contracted portion G of the case and keeps a steady tension on the cord. The pulley may be screwed in the lower hole of the bar B.
Patent GB-189811697-A (GB)
Title: A New or Improved Process and Apparatus for the Preservation of Meat and other Food or Alimentary Substances.
Inventor: CRUZ OCTAVE DE SANTA
Filed: 1898-05-24
Granted: 1899-02-18
Abstract: 11,697. Santa Cruz, O. de. May 24. Preserving food. -Meat or other food is preserved by suspending it in a chamber C, the lid A of which can be firmly secured by bolts B as shown. After exhausting the air in the chamber through a tube R, carbonic-acid gas is introduced through a tube D until the pressure rises to several atmospheres, as indicated by the gauge M. The valve D is then closed, and the chamber placed in a refrigerator, which keeps the temperature about 2‹ C., indicated by a thermometer T. After some time the pressure of the gas may be reduced.
Patent GB-189812609-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Coin-freed Valves.
Inventor: ELLIOTT ALFRED ERNEST
Filed: 1898-06-04
Granted: 1899-04-08
Abstract: 12,609. Elliott, A. E. June 4. Measured quantities, delivering.-The branches A<2>, A<3>, A<4> of a T-pipe are connected respectively to a reservoir, a measuring-vessel, and a discharge spout, and a piston valve B having an #-way and a cross-way serves to connect the first and second pair alternately. This piston valve may be replaced by a plug cock with a #-way. Either valve is operated by a push-rod C. The push-rod extends from a sliding block D which has a push-knob F and is formed with a medium vertical slot d to be engaged by a detent d<2> which is pierced by a slot d<3> for allowing the introduction of a coin d<1> into the longer slot of the block. The slight play allowed by the detent enables the coin to transmit a thrust given to the block to a fin d<4> projecting from the detent into the slot in the block. The detent is consequently lifted clear of the block, and as the latter is pushed to the limit the coin drops through a slot e in the bed-plate.
Patent GB-189814633-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Fishing or Jointing Railway Rails.
Inventor: HULBURD PERCY
Filed: 1898-07-02
Granted: 1899-05-06
Abstract: 14,633. Hulburd, P., and Weatherburn, R. July 2. Rail joints.- Hangers d, suspended on the railway fishplates and drawn together by bolts f, support wedge-shaped strips g under the rail ends, or the hangers may themselves bear under the rail ends.
Patent GB-189819235-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Universal Joints for Milling and other Machines.
Inventor: LOCK WILLIAM HENRY
Filed: 1898-09-09
Granted: 1899-09-09
Abstract: 19,235. Lock, W. H., and Pashley, C. W. Sept. 9. Milling.-In a universal joint for milling-machines, a head on the drawing-shaft a is fitted with a cone ring c, between which and another ring f, fitted in a cap g which is drawn over the head, is a sphere e secured on the end of the driven shaft d. Balls n, placed in a groove m in the sphere, bear upon the ring f and upon the forked ends of keys l fitted partly in the head and partly in the cap. The keys are provided with adjusting-screws o the heads of which bear upon the inner face of a ring j screwed into the cap and bearing upon the head.
Patent GB-189823144-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Pneumatic Tyres.
Inventor: STARLEY WILLIAM ARCHIBALD
Filed: 1898-11-03
Granted: 1899-09-30
Abstract: 23,144. Starley, W. A., and Hubbard, C. Nov. 3. Tyres, pneumatic.-The lining of the cover B of a double-tube tyre, shown in Fig. 3, is composed of rubber C and two layers of diagonal fabric of which the edges are formed into pockets b. Each pocket has cross-cuts through which steel spring bands D can be inserted. The bands are of the shape shown in Fig. 4, one prong being inserted into each pocket of the cover, so as to fasten the edges together, and each band has a tag for the purpose of withdrawal. Circumferential threads c may be embedded in the cover near the edges, and thickening tread-strips e may be employed. The non-detachable cover, shown during the process of construction in Fig. 9, comprises rubber H and two layers of diagonal fabric, of which the inner E has butt-jointed edges e<1> and the outer G overlapped edges g. The edges are cemented together with a straight-cut canvas band F between, and the inner air tube is left free from the cover.
Patent GB-189825285-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Apparatus for Exhibiting Pictures, Advertisements, Announcements, and the like.
Inventor: SCHIELE JOSEPHA
Filed: 1898-11-30
Granted: 1899-08-05
Abstract: 25,285. Schiele, J. Nov. 30. Indicators, station, stopping-place, and like.- Discs A, which are spring-mounted on a spindle X, have half their surfaces a covered with preferably transparent material to receive advertisements, pictures, announcements, &c., the other half being open. The discs are rotated successively to bring the advertisements &c. on each in alignment with the open halves of the other discs, so as to be observed from the front and back. This is effected by the actuating-springs on the spindle X and by stops C, C' at diametrically-opposite sides of each disc, which stops are arrested by the arms d<1> of pawls d to regulate the interval of display. The pawls are actuated by arms f on a spindle g worked by clockwork. The stop c is shorter than the stop c<1>, which is U-shaped. Thus the armf, on tilting the pawl, releases the stop c, but the stop c<1> is only released when the arm f passes from the pawl, and the pawl is drawn by its spring towards the edge of the disc. This ratchet mechanism may be external to the apparatus, and then the device may he also used as a station indicator in railway trains &c.
Patent GB-189826021-A (GB)
Title: New or Improved Busks and Stiffeners for Attaching to Corsets.
Inventor: SILVERWOOD LUCY MARY
Filed: 1898-12-09
Granted: 1899-03-04
Abstract: 26,021. Silverwood, L. M. Dec. 9. Corsets. - Busks and stiffeners are made out of one or more pieces of wire A, which are in one or more places t w i s t e d around a tube C so as to form springs at these parts, collars F being inserted to keep the springs in place. In the case of busks, the hooks and eyes E<1>, which serve for fastening the corset, are also formed by twisting the wire. Stiffening m e t a l pieces B, the edges of which are clinched r o u n d the wire, are inserted at intervals.
Patent GB-189826639-A (GB)
Title: An Improved Process for Producing Methyl Morphine (Codeine) and Ethyl Morphine.
Inventor: KAUDER ERNST
Filed: 1898-12-16
Granted: 1899-09-16
Abstract: 26,639. Kauder, E. Dec. 16. Codeine and ethyl morphine are produced by reacting upon morphine with methyl or ethyl nitrate instead of with phosphoric esters as described in Specification No. 18,050, A.D. 1898.
Patent GB-189915117-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Dust Bins.
Inventor: MILLER ALEXANDER
Filed: 1899-07-22
Granted: 1900-07-21
Abstract: 15,117. Miller, A. July 22. Dust bins.-The metal bin, which may be supported on a frame B, or built into a wall, is fitted with a hinged lid C at the top and a second one D at the bettom, to facilitate emptying.
Patent GB-189920735-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Surgical and other Couches and Operating Tables.
Inventor: JOHNSON JOHN ROBERT
Filed: 1899-10-17
Granted: 1900-08-25
Abstract: 20,735. Johnson, J. R. Oct. 17. Tables ; s o f a s and couches.-Relates to surgical and other tables and sofas. The supports consist of pairs of legs a, b, of different length, set at right-angles and hinged to the underside of the top. Fig. 1 shows the shorter legs in use, and the longer legs connected to the top by thumbscrews d and eyes e. Fig. 2 shows the longer legs in use.
Patent GB-189924208-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Electrically Controlled Locking Mechanism for Collecting and other Boxes.
Inventor: FREDERICK WILLIAMS
Filed: 1899-12-05
Granted: 1900-01-20
Abstract: 24,208. Lake, H. H., [Williams, F.]. Dec. 5. Locks, electrically-controlled.-Relates to a system of electrically-controlled locks which is described as applied to postal collecting-boxes, but is also applicable to other boxes. The electric control is such that none of the boxes can be opened until a certain electric connection has been made at the central office, and after such connection has been made the collections can only be made in a certain order, the lock of each box being controlled by the opening and closing of the door or cover of the box immediately preceding it in the allotted order. The opening and closing of each box also sound an alarm bell and make a time record at the office. The alarm bell may also be used by the collector to send messages to the office by a pre-arranged code. The locking-mechanism of each box is arranged as shown in Fig. 1. The bolt e is normally blocked by a pivoted stop F, which can be moved out of the way of the bolt by energizing the magnet F<1>. When the stop F is thus withdrawn, it is held by a spring catch F<2> after the magnet has been de-energized, and until the unlocking and re-locking of the lock re-establish it in the blocking position shown, a shoulder e<1> on the bolt releasing the catch F<2> and a spring f<1> forcing back the stop F. When the bolt e is blocked, it can still be operated by the master key, which engages an elbow lever f<7> pivoted at f and acting with its end f<6> against an arm f<5> on the stop piece F. The electric circuits are arranged as shown diagrammatically in Fig. 3. B and C represent the first two letter-boxes of a series, and A the apparatus at the office. The main circuit G passes through a battery G', a relay G<2>, a switch G<3>, a button G<4> for connecting up a branch circuit H, H<1> through the magnet F' of the first box B, and then through a switch g<2> in each box and main line-wires g<1>. The relay G<2> is for connecting up a circuit n each time the current in the main circuit is broken, thus ringing a bell N' and making a time record on a recording-apparatus 0. The switch G<3> can be used for breaking the circuit G, and preventing any of the locks from being operated. A switch N<2> in the circuit n allows the bell and recording-apparatus to be put out of action. Before the collector makes his rounds the button G<4> is operated, thereby breaking the circuit G and re-making it through the branch H, H' so as to release the bolt e of the first box B. The collector unlocks the first box B, and opens the drawer, door, or cover D ; this action operates a switch g<2>, which breaks the main circuit through g<1> and re-makes it through a branch m passing through the magnet F<1> of the lock of the second box C. The lock bolt of each box is thus released in turn. The collector can use the switch g<2> for signalling to the office, as described above.
Patent GB-190005139-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Speed Changing Gear.
Filed: 1900-03-17
Granted: 1901-03-02
Abstract: 5139. Iden, G., and Motor Manufacturing Co. March 17. Motor road vehicles, variable-speed gearing for. The shaft b, which may be coupled to the shaft of the motor a by a cone clutch c, carries a series of pinions d which gear with a corresponding series of wheels f, loose on the driven shaft e. The shaft e is formed with a ring of triangular teeth g, and may be moved endways to bring its teeth into the path of any one of the corresponding sets of teeth h formed in the eyes of the wheels, or so as to stand clear of them. The end of the shaft telescopes into a sleeve l, which it drives by teeth i sliding in grooves. Motion may be transmitted directly from the sleeve by a chain or toothed wheel, or a chain-wheel m may be secured on an extension l<1> ; a brake-wheel o is secured on the sleeve.
Patent GB-190008224-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in, or relating to Structures for the Bacterial Treatment of Sewage, and in Appartus connected therewith.
Inventor: GOLDIE THOMAS INGLIS
Filed: 1900-05-03
Granted: 1901-03-30
Abstract: 8224. Goldie, T. t. May 3. Sewage filters; supplying liquid. - Relates to apparatus for the bacterial treatment of sewage. Two series of bacterial tanks are arranged one on each side of an inspection chamber 2, and each tank is divided by a partition wall 1<b> inco two compartments 1, 1<a>, which communicate by means of an arched passage 1<c> in the wall 1<b>. The sewage may be conveyed to the compartment 1 from a settling-pit 3, by means of a closed pipe, or preferably an open drain 4, provided with branch pipes 4<a>, which discharge beneath the level of the sewage in the tank. From the bacterial tanks the sewage passes along pipes 5<a> into a channel 5, which conveys the sewage to one of two aÙrating or filtering tanks 7<a>, 7<b> containing coke ballast, coke breeze, or the like. The flow of sewage from the bacterial tanks to the aerating or filtering tanks alternately is controlled automatically by means of a horizontally-oscillating spout 6, Fig. 3, which conducts the sewage from the channel 5 to tanks 7<a>, 7<b> alternately. The spout 6 may be actuated by means of a slotted bar and lever 11 secured to a vertical shaft 8 carrying blades or plates 9, which are acted upon by the discharge of sewage from the filter beds.
Patent GB-190014093-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Dental Instruments.
Inventor: CRAMP JOSEPH ALLEN
Filed: 1900-08-07
Granted: 1900-10-27
Abstract: 14,093. Cramp, J. A. Aug. 7. Dental instruments.-A hand-piece for holding drills &c. is arranged so that it can be readily taken to pieces for cleaning &c. Two tubes A, A' are screwed on to a collar A<2>, in which rotates, secured by washers c' as shown, a shaft C, the front end of which is hollow and has sliding within it a hollow tube C<1>, which bears against a conical end a<3> on the tube A and is prevented from rotating in the shaft C by lugs formed on it engaging in recesses in the shaft. A lever F, working in coincident slots in the tubes C, C' and formed with lugs f, pivoted in cross-slots in the tubes, also prevents relative motion. The end f<1> of the lever F engages a plunger E, the end e' of which is adjustable in length, and the end e of which is adapted to receive a spring chuck D which carries the tool X. A sleeve G, which can be slid in the tube A by means of openings a<3> and its roughened outer surface, carries loosely mounted between rings g<1>, g<2> a ring g, which bears on the lever F and, when in its rear position, actuates the lever causing the plunger E to carry the chuck D forward against the inclined end of the tube C so as to grip the tool X. In dismantling the parts, the tube A and lever F are removed first, the other parts then slide apart.
Patent GB-190100821-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Grinding Discs
Inventor: TASKER JOHN HENRY ROYLE
Filed: 1901-01-12
Granted: 1901-11-23
Abstract: 821. Tasker, J. H. R. Jan. 12. Grindstones.-The stones D, instead of being wedged directly between the rim A<2> and the plate B held by the hoops B', are placed in carriers C which have shanks C<2> forced outwards by wedges E or by set-screws &c. The carriers have a base C and one or more sides C', and wedges D' are driven in between the stone D and base C, which may be grooved for the wedges as shown. The final tightening of the stones is effected by the wedges E. A drift hole is made at C<3> for slacking back the carrier. The shanks C<2> may be dispensed with, the wedges acting directly on the carriers.
Patent GB-190101436-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Woven Fabrics.
Inventor: GRAY CHRISTIAN HAMILTON
Filed: 1901-01-22
Granted: 1901-12-21
Abstract: 1436. Gray, C. H. Jan. 22. Loom shedding-motions; healds; warp tension, regulating.-Woven fabrics, such as those for hose pipes, pneumatic tyres, and cotton driving- belts, are produced in a loom having healds E, E<1>, carrying mails F, F', which are arranged in tines inclined downwards in opposite directions, as shown in Fig. 2. When the healds are worked in the usual way, the warp threads, between which the shuttle has passed during a pick, grip the weft thread in succession, and sufficient weft can be drawn from the shuttle to allow the bending of the thread, without resulting in the fabric being unduly strained. By using four healds worked in pairs so as to form two sheds, similar in form, but reversed, the tensions of the warp threads may be kept constant during the shedding-motions; in this case, the shuttle passes through one shed only, the other being altogether inoperative. Lifting or straining mechanism may also be used for regulating the tension, instead of the additional healds. Fabrics with the patterns uniformly or otherwise diversified, waved, rippled, or corrugated may be woven in the manner described.
Patent GB-190101440-A (GB)
Title: Composition for Phonographic Records and Phonographic Record Blanks.
Inventor: MILLS BENJAMIN JOSEPH BARNARD
Filed: 1901-01-22
Granted: 1901-03-02
Abstract: 1440. Mills, B. J. B., [National Phonograph Co.]. Jan. 22. Phonographs.-Record and blank cylinders for phonographs are formed of a composition containing alkaline and lead soaps of the higher fatty acids of the acetic series (stearate or palmitate, or both), oleate of lead, and an acid resin with or without a hydrocarbon.
Patent GB-190101668-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Type-writing Machines
Inventor: THUEREY EDUARD
Filed: 1901-01-24
Granted: 1901-03-23
Abstract: 1668. Th³rey, E. Jan. 24. Type - writers.- Relates to machines in which a rotary type-wheel is employed, and the impression is made by a bar or hammer which strikes the paper against the type. The key levers 2, Figs. 2 and 3, are pivoted on shafts 3,4. Universal bars or frames 5, 6, stepped or inclined as shown in Fig. 2, pass beneath the key levers and serve to actuate a toothed sector 10 which engages with a pinion 11 on a shaft 12. When no key is depressed, the frames 5, 6 hold the type-wheel in its zero position by their combined action on the projection 10<a> of the sector 10. The shaft 12 carries a bevel-wheel 15 engaging with another on the shaft of the type wheel 1, and it also carries a pair of stepped spirals 13, 14, the function of which is to limit the downward movement of the key levers and arrest the type-wheel at the proper point. The stepped or inclined surface of the bars 5, 6 enables the stroke of all the key levers to be made the same, in spite of the variation required in the movement of the shaft 12. Universal frames 22, 23 actuate the striker-bar on hammer 18, which extends from end to end of the carriage 18<a>. The momentum of the bar 18 carries it against the type-wheel, which is arrested just before the impression is made. Fig. 6 shows a modification, in which the rear end of a universal frame 28 actuates a belt-crank lever 30, which gives motion to the striker-bar 34. The shaft of the type-wheel is in this case horizontal. In a further modification, shown in Fig. 7, the bell-crank lever 30 is dispensed with, and the rear end of the frame 28 acts on a frame 40 pivoted at 39 and linked to the striker frame 34, which is pivoted at 37.
Patent GB-190103307-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Governors Especially Suitable for Controlling the Speed of Motor Propelled Road Vehicles.
Inventor: STILL WILLIAM JOSEPH
Filed: 1901-02-15
Granted: 1902-02-15
Abstract: 3307. Still, W. J. Feb. 15. Inertia governors.-Comprises governors of the hit-or-miss type, especially suitable for motorpropelled road vehicles. Fig. 1 shows one of two forms shown in the Specification. A spring-controlled arm 1 is carried by an eccentric 3 mounted on a shaft driven by the engine to be governed. This arm has a wiper 2, which, coming into contact with the stop 5, causes it to oscillate. When a certain limit of speed is exceeded, the arm 1<d> is caught by the guide 12 and directed on to a stud 9<b>, whereby the rock-shaft 8 is operated so as to actuate the motor controlling-gear. The guide 12 is spring- mounted, so that it yields if the arm 1<d> strikes it. When the speed falls below a certain lower limit, the arm 1<a> strikes the stud 9<a>, and operates the controlling- gear in the opposite direction. The shaft 8 is held lightly in either position by a spring arm 11 engaging with notches in the plate 10. The shaft 8 may operate either a brake, a changespeed clutch, or, by means of the spring 34, may brake the ignition circuit. Governors of this kind may advantageously be used in connection with motors of the kind described in Specification No. 3700, A.D. 1901, [Abridgment Class Steam engines].
Patent GB-190104018-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Shaving Appliances.
Inventor: BOULT ALFRED JULIUS
Filed: 1901-02-25
Granted: 1902-01-09
Abstract: 4018. Boult, A. J., [K÷rzinger, G. E. J., and Nettlich, O. G. L.]. Feb. 25. Shaving brushes or rubbers. - A piece of sponge d is soaked in soap solution and dried, and then attached to a metal &c. clip or handle a. The whole is enclosed in a sealed bag or envelope. In shaving a customer, the barber unseals the bag, moistens the sponge, and uses it for lathering purposes, throwing it away after a single use, thus preventing the spread of diseases. A slit wooden handle may be used instead of the handle a.
Patent GB-190104810-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Electrolytic Interruptors.
Inventor: MARE FREDERIC DE
Filed: 1901-03-06
Granted: 1901-11-23
Abstract: 4810. Mare, r. de. March 6. Switches. - R e - lates to electrolytic interrupters. The receptacle 1, forming one electrode, is preferably made of lead, a tube 2 of brass b e i n g embedded during the casting for the circulation of a cooling-liquid. G a s e s given off during the operation are drawn off by a pump 14. The other electrode consists of a platinum wire 25 passing through a tube 27 forming part of the porcelain lid 28 of the receptacle, and provided with special means of adjustment and for preventing creeping of the acid. An indicator 24 is provided for showing the height of the liquid in the cell. In a modified arrangement, Fig. 10, the cap is provided with several, e.g. four, platinum wires, differing in length, and a switching-device is fitted in the cap to connect either of these with the circuit.